diff --git a/src/pulsecore/core.c b/src/pulsecore/core.c
index 1907fcafb..aa8de8dfd 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/core.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/core.c
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ pa_core* pa_core_new(pa_mainloop_api *m, int shared) {
     pa_check_signal_is_blocked(SIGPIPE);
 #endif
 
+    pa_core_check_quit(c);
+
     return c;
 }